We haven’t had any feedback about this event from any of our readers on here, but I convinced my daughter to take her two six year old twin lads to go and have a look.
For background info, my kids have had the Villa pumped into them from birth and this particular daughter was fortunate enough to hook up with a Villa fan who has maintained the tradition, in that he’s mad Villa and is a genuine overall footy fan to boot.
He has coached in Australia and now coaches kids in a certain league in the Midlands.
Of course, he pumps the Villa mantra into his lads too.
Anyway, I’m digressing.
The point is, the kids went to the training day and absolutely loved it.
They watched the players training and the big highlight was of course, the autograph signing session.
What tickled me was the fact that the one player they couldn’t quite understand was Nathan Baker.
When they asked what his name was, he replied “Nathan”.
They had to ask him three times though, as they didn’t quite understand the name; it was obviously new on them.
The fact that they had no problem with all the foreign players’ names (Kozac, Luna, Vlaar, Tonev etc) tickled me too.
One of the grandsons had the nous to ask all the players they met, what number shirt they wore and added it to his (written, not a computer) notebook.
Pretty canny, for a six year old, I thought.
The players were all very friendly and made the kids feel welcome, by all accounts 🙂
I can happily say that the Villa do this sort of stuff very well.
The family fun days are highly recommended too.
I took one of the other grandsons to one and he loved it.
I know this isn’t particularly relevant to the mainstream fans that frequent the site, but I feel it’s important in that the Villa need to do stuff to stop kids moving to the usual suspect successful clubs.
And it’s not as though there’s much else happening, after all.
Zaha to Villa on loan, for example?
Do me a favour.
He’d be far too expensive.
Badger, if its the £50 adult two kids well worth the experience for your grandkids, my two went about 4 weeks ago and they loved it, Liam the lad is 7 had his picture taken with a like size cutout of Benteke and never stopped on about it. I did not attend as it was a birthday day out for his friend and him. They are well looked after when they get to the ground, is this the day on the 30th of this month playing Sunderland? If so go for it.
Sorry mate you had the training day, our was the match day game , never the less its a good value for the kids and you.
Your comment just inspired me to book for the Sunderland game Bill.
The two lads mentioned above, the grandson I normally take and myself, for £65.
Not too bad, considering we’re in the middle of K4.
Even got the twins’ dad to come too, so it shouldn’t be too hectic, trying to watch three little ‘uns on my own 🙂
Glad you be at the game, Im their in Dugs stand under them cameras end row, yes them young uns do keep you on your feet, wouldn’t be without them, have a good time. Utv.
That’ll depend on the result, but it always makes me smile when the lad I normally take sings his head off along with the crowd (not the swearing songs of course :-))
Which pub do you drink in before the game mate?
I’m sure you’ve said on here, but I forget.
Might be nice to put names to faces and meet up.
Maybe. You know what it’s like with kids around 🙂
Ah shite, just realised I’ve booked the elder lad as an under 8, when he’s actually 11!
Bloody hell, I’ll have to phone them now 🙁
Sorry Badger was away watching a film, well see the pub on my icon next to my name, that’s the pub, I travel from Galley common in the Nuneaton area, that pub is called the ( Villa Tavern) in Nechells where I was born. The best of it you can take the kids in and walk to the ground, it holds a lot of memories as my father and his mates used it as kids in his day, yes would be nice to do the one day and have that drink, if at anytime you go just ask the bar staff where I might be in the pub ,always with my mates and son in the bar on match days. 🙂
Hey Bill why the call it treckle town?
No idea what that means Bill, I live in a village 3 mile away, Trekle town? New one on me mate sorry,
Work in cov mate and thats what the locals call nuneaton , thourght you might shed some light on it?
treacle town Bill.
I’ll try and find out Bill, wonder if in the past was due to being a place that made treacle or cakes, other than that no idea. Been here 10 years now new lad to them.
Bill I hope you haven’t become a product of your environment, wearing a flat cap, donkey jacket, started keeping pigeons, bought yourself a whippet and a Vauxhall Viva and saying ‘DUNNT’ instead of ‘DON’T’ .ahhhh!
Only joking Bill, Galley Commons a nice place mate.
That,
The Villa Tavern. Of course.
We’ll see mate.
Is this young lads saying that BWS?
Nuneaton used to have a rep for erm, amenable ladies, when I was younger.
Stemmed from the surrounding villages, particularly Mancetter, for some reason.
Just thinking that a lot of young lads call women they meet “treacle”.
God, I definitely must be bored.
Roll on the footy.
Lol roll on the 25th bring on them Baggies.
Treacle Town is what all the Cov Lads call it Badger, your explanation seems about right just thought it might have some historical link or something but it appears not.
Oh the wit and wisdom of our Coventry neighbours!
Had my Birmingham detective hat on BWS and got the answer to that riddle why they call it treacle town, its because they think that Nuneaton people are thick. Well I’m OK ex Brummie mate.
Lol cheers for clearing that up Chief Inspector Pearson.
See this Red Bull rumour is doing the rounds again with the Metro.
To be honest can’t make my mind up if it would be a good or bad thing for Villa, on the good side perhaps the investment would come in to put us there with the elite but on the down side (from the Metro) “When the company bought FC Salzburg in 2005, it changed the club’s name, management and staff, removed its previous violet colour from the badge and claimed it to be ‘a new club with no history’” and that aint so good.
Your giving me nightmares Bill, ffs that would be a crime to all Villa fans, mind you Oohah might like it.
Very tempted to say the Villa fans would never stand for that, but after the way we let AM come in with barely a whimper, I suspect they would stand for it, if fed enough bullshit.
Red bull are a brand. They’ll use any vehicle to raise their profile and wouldn’t give a toss about history.
And the smell of their drink alone makes me feel sick anyway, so they can just do one, imo.